The Curtis-Straus NEBS Certification Program (NCP) is a value added
service provided to manufacturers of telecommunications equipment. The NCP program is
designed to provide an independent third party certification of a vendor’s
telecommunication product and formally document that it has been tested to and meets the
requirements of GR-1089-CORE and GR-63-CORE. Evidence of certification is provided in the
form of a certificate, with product labels for client support and promotional plaques for
marketing support.
How The Program Functions:
Your product must first be tested to and found to be compliant with
all of the NEBS testing requirements that are applicable to your product. The standards
most commonly tested to are GR-1089-CORE and GR-63-CORE. Testing to GR-487-CORE is also
common. The manufacturer of the product should have used an ISO/IEC Guide 17025 compliant
test facility, to assure that all of the test procedures and testing instruments are
documented and calibrated respectively. The test lab will then have provided a detailed
test report, documenting all of the test results.
Once this process has taken place, the test report will be submitted
to the Curtis-Straus Certification Department (CD). The Curtis-Straus CD is a separate
facility within our corporate structure that works with our Telecommunications
Certification Body (TCB) department, and provides independent certification of any
manufactures product regardless of where or at what laboratory the testing occurred. Our
Certification Department will review your test report to assure that the tests were
properly performed in accordance with standards, that the test results have been
documented according to proper procedure, and that the test laboratory is accredited and
functioning within the guidelines of ISO/IEC Guide 17025.
Once this process has taken place with satisfactory results,
Curtis-Straus will issue you a certificate of conformity stating that your product has
been reviewed to the standard and is certified accordingly. We will maintain a record of
your certification for any third party to view at their convenience. You will also be
responsible for maintaining your certification, and you are required to notify us about
changes to your product so that your certification is always current.
When this review is completed, with satisfactory results, you will
receive a promotional plaque that you can use for company and product promotion. You also
receive product labels that can be placed on the product as further evidence of your
achievement.
Please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for further detail,
or speak with your Curtis-Straus sales professional for further information about this
program.
What do we need from you?
1) We require that you provide us with a completed application for
NEBS Certification. This application is available at our website www.curtis-straus.com on the NEBS services page.
You will be asked for a complete description of your product as part of the application
process.
2) A copy of your NEBS test reports for the product you desire
certification for,
3) A copy of the testing laboratory accreditation to ISO Guide 17025.
We accept A2LA and/or NVLAP.
How long does the process
take?
Provided that all of the
requisite information is provided at the time of application, the certification will take
no longer than 5 working days.
How do updates to my product
affect Certification?
In order to maintain your
certification, you need to advise us about updates to your product. Examples of this may
be addition of new circuit packs, changes in power supplies, etc. You may email the
Certification Department at certification@curtis-straus.com.
We will review your updates and correspond with you accordingly.
What is my final deliverable?
You will receive a formal certificate of certification for the
product that was submitted to us. Your product will be listed in our register of certified
products, and that register is posted to our website for any interested third party to
view.
You will also receive a promotional plaque and 100 free labels for
placement on your product. Additional labels may be purchased in lots of 500
at cost of $20.
How much does it cost?
Initial cost is
$1,700 per unique product, and $750 for each update to that unique product.